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Message: <blockquote data-quote="woodelf" data-source="post: 2329993" data-attributes="member: 10201">So, how long have you had that Ikea shelf? I just went and read the product description, and it sounds suspect, as far as long-term durability is concerned (particle board and fiber board have a tendency to disintegrate and/or shatter under stress). Can it be disassembled and re-assembled, or does it pretty much need to stay together once put together? It looks really nice, so i thought i'd get more info before running out and buying one. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />My solution is Shelf Expressions. Specifically, their <a href="http://www.shelfexpressions.com/bsystemmodules22inbbr/" target="_blank">floor shelving modules</a>. Pros:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">super-strong, stable. These will not bow under your books. They won't bow when storing bricks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">very light-weight </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">set-up and take-down with no tools, and fold flat for transportation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">stackable and modular</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">nice looking, and let lots of light in so they don't darken a room or make it hard to see your books</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">i think they're more bang for your buck than most shelving, and the only things i've ever seen that are clearly better are also more expensive.</li> </ul>Cons:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">you have to take them down to adjust the shelves. Well, not really, but you have to unhook all the shelves from one side and unfold it before any of the shelves can be moved. This could be done while the shelf is standing (and maybe even with stuff on the shelves), given enough hands, but it's a lot easier when the shelving unit is lying flat. So, pick the shelf locations once, when you set them up.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sub-optimal for traditional RPG books. The spacing of the slats is such that you can have roughly an 11.5" gap, or a 14" gap. The former works for most paperbacks, but almost no hardcovers; the latter "wastes" around 2" per shelf. Of course, pretty much every affordable bookshelf i've ever looked at has a similar problem, though usually for different reasons (usually: not enough shelves, or shelves in strange places)--in the rest of the book world, they're either coffeetable books, or textbook-or-smaller. So, ultimately, it's only slightly less efficient than my other shelves (or those of my friends).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I had to put a double layer of corrugated under the insert in each shelf, to get the insert (which sits on the slats) flush with the frame of the shelf.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">they're more expensive than most cheap bookshelving. </li> </ul>I'll be buying more of the 22" modules, to get that set of shelving up to 9'h x 6'w, once i move. I kinda wish i'd started out with a wider version, but then, wider ones wouldn't have fit in my last apartment (where i had two single shelving stacks, rather than the two of them linked to form a 3rd set of shelves). I might buy wider ones this time, but it's probably easier to stick with all one width to maximize options (for stacking). In short, i can highly recommend them.</blockquote>

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